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Cardinia VIC 3978

181 addresses · 17 streets

La Trobe Electorate › Cardinia LGA › Cardinia · 55 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Cardinia is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 342 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,875 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

342Population
44Median age
$1,875Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Koo Wee Rup statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cardinia itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cardinia Road, 8.5 km north · Bus interchange: Koo Wee Rup Bus Interchange, 8.6 km south-east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 33.7 km north-west.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Cardinia.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cardinia

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cardinia VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 67.6%

Population by age in Cardinia
Population by age, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1434
15-1934
20-2415
25-3435
35-4442
45-5446
55-6454
65-7447
75-8415
85+5
Dwelling types in Cardinia
Dwelling types, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House113
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cardinia
Households by weekly income, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49926
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+23
Top ancestries in Cardinia
Top ancestries, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian140
English112
Scottish48
Irish38
Ancestry NS33
Dutch18
Housing tenure in Cardinia
Housing tenure, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage45
Rented11
Other0
Cars per household in Cardinia
Cars per household, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
03
112
234
329
4+29
Commute to work in Cardinia
Commute to work, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car97
Train4
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked8
Bicycle0
Home46
Top countries of birth in Cardinia
Top countries of birth, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand10
England3
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Cardinia
Languages used at home, Cardinia VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
Croatian3
Greek3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

1,409 bird observations recorded near Cardinia — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cardinia

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.